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1、英语国家概况期末复习题（第I卷 客观题 共45分）I. 选择题 (共30分; 每题1分)U.K.1. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on _ . A. passing the billsB. advising the government C. political partiesD. public attitude 2. The policies of the Conservative Party in Great Britain are characterized by pragmatism
2、and _ . A. government intervention B. nationalization of enterprises C. social reform D. a belief in individualism 3. _ is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. A. Oxford University B. Cambridge University C. Harvard University D. Yale University 4. Cabinet members are chosen by _ in
3、Britain. A. the monarch B. the Prime Minister C. the Archbishop D. the Lord Chancellor 5. English belongs to the _ group of Indo-European family of languages. A. CelticB. GermanicC. Indo-IranianD. Roman6. _ is the longest river in Britain. A. The River ThamesB. The Severn River C. The Lough NeaghD.
4、The Clyde River7. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except _ . A. Trooping the ColorB. Queens Christmas message C. Boxing Day D. Christmas pantomime 8. Among Britains quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “Big Three” with the exception of _ . A. The Ti
5、mes B. The Guardian C. The Observer D. The Daily Telegraph 9. According to a 2005 estimate, Britain now has a population of over _ million. A.160B. 600C. 60D. 1610. The two main islands of the British Isles are _ . A. Great Britain and IrelandB. Great Britain and Scotland C. Great Britain and Wales
6、D. Great Britain and England 11. British Prime Minister _ once said that, “Britain and the United States will stand side by side”. A. Neville ChamberlainB. Winston ChurchillC. Margaret ThatcherD. Tony Blair12. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it _ . A. set up the National
7、 Health ServicesB. improved public transportationC. abolished the old tax systemD. enhanced the economic development13. _ government introduced the biggest changes in British economic policy since World War II. A. Winston ChurchillsB. Margaret ThatchersC. John MajorsD. Tony Blairs14. _ is a represen
8、tative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19th century. A. Robert Louis StevensonB. John MiltonC. Joseph ConradD. Charles Dickens15. The Whig Party later merged with other reformist groups to form _ in the U.K. in the mid-19th century. A. the Tory PartyB. the Conservative PartyC. the Lab
9、or PartyD. the Liberal Party16. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of _ in English. A. grammarB. handwritingC. spellingD. pronunciation17. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of _ words to English. A. Danish and FinnishB. Dutch
10、and GermanC. French and ItalianD. Latin and Greek 18. _ was not among the four self-governing dominions in the British Empire. A. AustraliaB. CanadaC. IndiaD. the Union of South Africa19. Of the following sectors in Britain, _ has experienced spectacular growth since the end of World War II. A. agri
11、cultureB. energy industryC. service industryD. manufacturing industry20. _ has more Nobel Prize winners than any other institution in Britain. A. Oxford B. CambridgeC. The University of LondonD. Kings College London21. Writers of _ literature are more concerned with imagination and feeling than with
12、 reason and intellect. A. RenaissanceB. Neo-ClassicalC. RomanticD. Victorian22. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of _ . A. the House of ValoisB. the House of YorkC. the House of TudorD. the House of Lancaster23. Tourists from all over the world come to enjoy the beauty of Scottish sc
13、enery, to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsmen wearing _ . A. bagpipes B. WelshC. Gaelic D. kilts24. The _ marked the establishment of feudalism in England. A. Viking invasionB. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman Conquest D. adoption of common law25. Commonwealth Day is an annual event celebrate
14、d on _ each year. A. the second Sunday in MayB. the third Sunday in MayC. the second Monday in MarchD. the third Monday in March26. Britains important fishing areas include all the following except _ . A. the North SeaB. the English ChannelC. the sea area around IrelandD. the sea area between Britain and Ireland27. _ is the most left-wing of these newspapers in Britain. A. The TimesB. The GuardianC. The Daily TelegraphD. The News of the World28. Aestheticism is the belief that artists have no obligation other than to strive for beauty-“art for arts sake”. The most important r
